Overview of laser communications research at JPL

Hamid Hemmati

doi:10.1117/12.435371

3 August 2001 Overview of laser communications research at JPL

Hamid Hemmati

Proceedings Volume 4273, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in the Optical Spectrum III; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.435371
Event: Photonics West 2001 - LASE, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

NASA is currently building a 1-m R&D telescope laboratory at its Table Mountain Facility in southern California to answer key implementation questions of this technology. The telescope is designed with fast tracking capability and will act as a testbed for development of ground acquisition, tracking and communication strategies applicable to future operational stations. Establishment of requirements and analysis to predict the performance of large diameter `photon bucket' telescope is continuing. These and other programs currently under development are described below.

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Hamid Hemmati "Overview of laser communications research at JPL", Proc. SPIE 4273, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in the Optical Spectrum III, (3 August 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.435371

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